Episode 198 -- There is No Crime in Melody

Punching Cardboard

Chirping birds. Barking Dogs. Screaming Children.

Yes, we're back outside to record this episode. The pops and clicks of the previous effort replaced by the flora and fauna of mid-Spring. We weave in and out of various topics, creating some loose connections and trying to show that nothing occurs in a vacuum. MELODIES: 00:10:20 -- Libation Time 00:13:40 -- Technical Issues and Memory Loss, and Some Stuff In-between 00:33:25 -- Kicking and Screaming: Getting People to Play Games, Food Chain Magnate Edition 00:46:58 -- A Few Words on Board Game Aesthetics 00:49:53 -- The Journey of 1822 00:57:10 -- Stickering Games 00:59:12 -- Detour: Music on Our Minds 01:27:30 -- Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles 01:35:30 -- Brotherhood & Untiy 01:47:09 -- Better than Board Games: Trials of Fire, Monster Train, Nowhere Prophet 02:19:13 -- 18XX Online and Other Infractions.